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The Last Guardian early copy impressions thread
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He just wants to make sure he plays enough frames is all
More_Badass
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i really dont know what the hell is going on with the performance of the game. the opening area= mostly solid 30 fps. after that, large drops and slowdown to sub 20 fps. now i am in an area, that is (visually) much more demanding, but it runs smooth(ish) again.
did different teams work/optimise on different areas?
i cannot wait for the digital foundry analysis. looks there is much to talk about.
if it werent for the technical problems, it would be my game of the year so far.
did different teams work/optimise on different areas?
i cannot wait for the digital foundry analysis. looks there is much to talk about.
if it werent for the technical problems, it would be my game of the year so far.
GwyndolinCinder
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The top 5 was MH4U,MGSV, bloodborne, TW3 + something else i dont remember.
Their reviews are usually the only ones i care for now, aside from "for fun" reviews like ACG and videogamer.
What is silly about this thinking is the many times early impressions sink up with long term ones. Or when a game was panned at first and became well loved over time.
OG ps4 or PRO?
How long are the sub 20 fps dips?
Lion Heart
Banned
The Last Guardian |OT| Beauty and the Beast.
a few areas, maybe an hour? og ps4.
An hour playing under 20 fps? thats terrible.
wait for the df video. its hust how it felt to me. after the opening, the whole game felt like i was walking through molasses. now its fine and responsive again.
maybe its a bug or terrible optimisation. or maybe i am fucking crazy. but something is wrong here.
WickedLaharl
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There is absolutely nothing great about 20fps
Diprosalic
Banned
what hyperbole?
Different strokes for different folks. Some people aren't as sensitive to such things. Hell I'm not bothered by jaggies and poorIQ more than poor frame rate for example.
Human Trashcan
Banned
lol no. Maybe you can't tell (Although I doubt it, you're just not sensitive to it apparently) that is nowhere near "great" or "perfectly" playable.
More_Badass
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IMO, it's fine. Trust me, I've played other games at 60FPS on console and PC, so I know and appreciate the difference. Or did you think I was trying to say it's "great and perfectly playable" for everyone?
meanspartan
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I haven't followed their gaming coverage, is The Guardian reputable on gaming even though they are mainstream press?
More_Badass
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Simon Parkin is.
og PS4 right?
Ye.
Not to say the performance are stellar but I didn't feel an hour long of slog at any point
My absolute computer and video games bugbear is tearing. I find it mesmerisingly distracting, moreso than IQ or framerate.
Yep they've got some pretty reputable writers who work/freelance for them, especially Simon Parkin.
You're in for a disappointment. No matter how the good the game is the fps and the controls will drag its score heavily.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Maybe post some videos?
Also, it could be vsync, if it's really 20fps.
Also, it could be vsync, if it's really 20fps.
10am est tomorrow
BlanketFort
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A roller coaster to the end - looking forward to picking this up and giving it a go myself.
Also, very interested to hear the GOTY-talk-exhausted Bombcast crew talk about their impressions this week.
Also, very interested to hear the GOTY-talk-exhausted Bombcast crew talk about their impressions this week.
We shall see. The controls are like their past games and many people love them. I'm one.
Jawbreaker
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There's no point in the game where there's a sustained drop to 20 FPS for an hour. Drops happen, but never for that long.
DriftingSpirit
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Just like Shadow of the Colossus with its 91 meta.
I think he was saying that the drops added up to an hour, not a sustained hour.
GwyndolinCinder
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lol unfortunately reviewer rarely even notice these issuses somehow
Jawbreaker
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Ah, okay. My mistake.
Ah that'd make more sense ye
More_Badass
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Or Dark Souls for something more recent that 1) was a follow-up to a beloved style of game and 2) had areas with framerate issues but was insanely well-received regardless due to the overall experience
Incitemaybe
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Turned on my Ps4 and was greeted with "The Last Guardian added to downloads".
Almost time
Almost time
More_Badass
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And just in time for it to sweep GOTY lists tooTurned on my Ps4 and was greeted with "The Last Guardian added to downloads".
Almost time
Witcher 3 received tons of praise and GOTY awards and also had performance issues on all consoles.
TLG will be docked for its performance issues. The real question is whether or not everything else in the game makes up for its performance issues.
This is something I wanted to bring up. The Witcher 3 was a mess of technical issues when it launched on the consoles and still did incredibly well with both critics and the general audience. If the game is good, the design spot on and the package a greater sum than its parts then it will do fine.
Shit remember Skyrim and the Fallout games on the last gen consoles? They were absolute messes riddled with glitches, bugs and other issues and were most people's GOTY.
You have a point there, but they are mostly multiplatforms, first party exclusive games should not have those kind of issues imo.
More_Badass
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What does multiplatform versus first party have do with it?
Even Bloodborne had framerate issues, and was incredibly well reviewed and received
Excellent.
Just because is a lot harder to make software running on multiple platforms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWQFz-JWzQs
They just released the fifth of the live action TLG Japanese ads about the long wait for fans. This one is about some employees in a convenience store discussing a magazine with TLG on the cover. Not sure what they're saying but the ending is a customer walking in and looking shocked to see TLG on the magazine cover and a rack full of them.
They just released the fifth of the live action TLG Japanese ads about the long wait for fans. This one is about some employees in a convenience store discussing a magazine with TLG on the cover. Not sure what they're saying but the ending is a customer walking in and looking shocked to see TLG on the magazine cover and a rack full of them.